Weight & Balance Technical Analyst 2
Apply knowledge of engineering, aircraft and airlines to develop weight and Center of Gravity (CG) data to support the configuration and delivery of commercial airplanes. Main responsibilities will include calculating individual option weights and CGs, and compiling and tracking customer airplane weights. Support processes and products such as Detail Specifications, Configuration Specifications, Standard Selections catalogs, customer performance guarantee compliance, and customer sales activities.
This position requires close contact with the Customer Engineering, the Sales and Marketing community and airline customers. The ideal candidate is someone who can thoroughly understand the customer option selection process, focusing on ensuring weight option accuracy on Airline Customers and ™ Detailed Specifications. It will also require close contact with other airplane programs for process standardization. The ideal candidate is someone who is highly productive, works well independently and is also a good team player, learns new skills quickly, and is flexible and adaptable to change.
Competencies
General• Build Positive Relationships
Generally builds effective working relationships with work group members, direct supervisor, and occasionally members of others work groups. Asks for and provides information of to clarify situations. Seeks and expands on original ideas, enhances others' ideas, and contributes own ideas about the issues at hand. Usually places higher priority on team or departmental goals than on own goals. Seeks agreement from work group members, direct supervisor, and occasionally members of others work groups to support ideas or take partnership-oriented action; explains value of actions. Generally establishes good interpersonal relationships by helping people feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions.
• Contributing To Team Success
Makes procedural or process suggestions to work group members, direct supervisor, and occasionally members of others work groups for achieving team goals or performing team functions; tries to provide necessary resources or helps to remove obstacles to help the team accomplish its goals; listens to and fully involves others in team decisions and actions; values and uses individual differences and talents; shares important or relevant information with the team; adheres to the team's expectations and guidelines; fulfills team responsibilities; demonstrates personal commitment to the team.
• Customer Focus
Considers customers and their needs when performing and/or working with others on routine tasks; supports others and occasionally becomes directly involved in developing and sustaining customer relationships; assists more experienced employees in seeking information to understand customers' circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; prepares information which more experienced employees will share with customers to build their understanding of issues and capabilities; considers how day-to-day actions or plans affect customers; responds quickly to help others address customer needs and resolve problems.
• Managing Work
Has a general sense of more critical and less critical activities and tasks; adjusts priorities when appropriate. Generally ensures that required equipment and/or materials are in appropriate locations so that own and others' work can be done effectively. Allocates own time to complete work; tries to coordinate own and others' schedules to avoid conflicts. Usually takes advantage of available resources (individuals, processes, departments, and tools) to complete work efficiently. Uses time effectively and rarely allows irrelevant issues or distractions from interfering with work completion.
• Quality Orientation
Generally follows established procedures for completing work tasks within own work group. Watches over job processes, tasks, and work products to ensure freedom from errors, omissions, or defects. Initiates action to correct quality problems or notifies others of quality issues as appropriate.
Technical• Analytical Skills
Skill and ability to: collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources at the work group level.
• Process Management Skills
General ability to determine the process to be used to accomplish goals, properly document processes, support people and activities, understand how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow, identify opportunities for synergy and integration, and simplify complex processes.
Basic Qualifications For ConsiderationDo you have 2 years or more experience working in the aviation industry?
Do you meet the criteria described in the 'Typical Education / Experience' section of this requisition?
Do you have a minimum of 1 year experience interfacing between customers, technical teams and managing projects?
Typical Education/Experience
AA degree in related discipline and typically 1 or more years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Other Job related information
Must be proficient in the use of a PC, specifically Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Outlook. Advanced Excel skills are desirable. Understanding of weight and center of gravity concepts is desired. Requires excellent teaming and communication skills. Must have a high degree of organization skills. Strong communication skills, particularly writing skills with an emphasis on correct grammar, are required.
- Business Unit Commercial Airplanes
- Division Bca Engineering
- Program
- Job Type Non-Management
- Experience Level Career/Experienced
- US Person Status Required? Yes
Closing Date: 02/03/2012
